Jurgen Klopp on the the benefits of an 11-day break as Liverpool plan Dubai trip

Liverpool’s heavy December run is in contrast to their fixture list over the next six weeks and a training camp abroad will be hugely beneficial.

Jurgen Klopp has had to manage his squad over the winter months, with a few injuries starting to hit around the turn of the year.

Even so, the Manager of the Month award came his way after leading the Reds to eight wins from eight last month—and a return to winning ways came at the weekend after a first league defeat of the season at Man City.

The victory over Brighton saw midfielder at Fabinho at centre-back due to defensive absences, while a handful of other players have missed games of late due to knocks also.

Klopp has pinpointed a break in matches toward the end of the month and told the Echo that it will be crucial for fitness-building and rehabilitation—though in doing so also revealed Adam Lallana is again set to miss this entire month and presumably into February.

“The break that we are getting at the end of January is going to be 100 per cent helpful for the boys with injuries.